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* CharacterDevelopment: This episode offers a significant bit of this for Andrew. At its start, he treats the war against the First as a low-stakes fantasy story that he's the narrator of, with Buffy (and the other long-time Scoobies) as the heroes. After he gets served a dash of his own mortality, he acknowledges that the war is deadly serious, and becomes a more active member of the group from then on, eventually becoming a Watcher.
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* BrandX: The raisin bran.
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-->'''Andrew:''' (talking to Buffy in the graveyard) But the story needs--
-->(Hauled out of the bathroom by Anya) --to be told!
-->(Hauled out of the bathroom by Anya) --to be told!
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-->'''Andrew:''' (talking ''[talking to Buffy in the graveyard) graveyard]'' But the story needs--
-->(Hauled -->''[Hauled out of the bathroom by Anya) Anya]'' --to be told!
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-->'''Andrew''': Hey, here's something I think you're going to be interested in, gentle viewers. ([[BaitAndSwitch zooms in on the window behind the sofa]]) Look at the fine work Xander did on that replacing that window sash. You can't even tell it's new, it blends in so well. He's extraordinary.
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-->'''Andrew:''' (as TheNarrator) Things are tense in Command Central this morning. Buffy is clearly concerned with some unknown danger, and the air is filled with foreboding.
-->'''Dawn:''' (drying dishes) Oh, um, we're out of raisin bran.
-->'''Dawn:''' (drying dishes) Oh, um, we're out of raisin bran.
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-->'''Andrew:''' (as TheNarrator) ''[as TheNarrator]'' Things are tense in Command Central this morning. Buffy is clearly concerned with some unknown danger, and the air is filled with foreboding.
-->'''Dawn:'''(drying dishes) ''[drying dishes]'' Oh, um, we're out of raisin bran.
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-->'''Andrew:''' (V.O.): You've already met Buffy. (Buffy [[SlowMotion gracefully pours]] herself a bowl of cereal, and [[HairFlip shakes her hair sexily]] in the [[HotWind breeze that comes from nowhere]], and [[AsideGlance looks directly into the camera]]) She's beautiful, with a lion's heart (Buffy winks) and the face of an angel. She's never afraid 'cause she knows her side will always win. (A [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless Spike enters view]], walking up to Buffy; [[HeldGaze they look as if they will kiss]], [[AlmostKiss but don't]]; instead, he touches her waist, and Buffy touches his arms as they nearly embrace) Buffy and Spike have some kind of history -- [[UnresolvedSexualTension you can feel the heat between them]]. [[{{Dissimile}} Although, technically, as a vampire, he's room temperature.]] (Anya flits sexily into view, crossing in front of Spike and Buffy, twirling and [[EroticEating eating from a bunch of grapes]], then [[AsideGlance smiling into the camera]]) Anya, a feisty waif with a firey temper and a vulnerable heart that she hides, even from herself. (camera pans over to a blonde girl eating from a bowl of cereal) This lovely girl...[[RedShirt I don't remember her name]]-—
-->''(SmashCut [[MoodWhiplash to normality]])''
-->'''Buffy:''' Oh, for God's sake. Is he doing that again? Can't we make him stop?
-->''(SmashCut [[MoodWhiplash to normality]])''
-->'''Buffy:''' Oh, for God's sake. Is he doing that again? Can't we make him stop?
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-->'''Andrew:''' (singing) ''We are gods. Oh, we are gods. We are as gods. We are as goooods!''
* InTheBack / ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Wood tries to stake Spike while his back is turned, only to be tackled by a [[BigDamnVillains possessed student]].
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* IRejectYourReality
* InTheBack / ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Wood tries to stake Spike while his back is turned, only to be tackled by a [[BigDamnVillains possessed student]].
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->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
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* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Stake Him?]]: Averted; Wood tries to stake Spike the moment he sees an opening.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After spending the better part of a year internalizing and denying, Andrew finally admits and begins coming to terms with his role in Jonathan's death.
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** In one of Andrew's Imagine Spots, Warren is clearly reciprocating Andrew's feelings.
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* AbsenteeActor: No Giles this week.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with in Andrew's case: when it looks like Buffy will have to sacrifice him to stop the First Evil's current plan, he starts babbling about it being his 'redemption at last'. She tells him to stop [[ThisIsReality acting like he's living in a story]], and asks him if him dying will [[spoiler:make up for him killing Jonathan.]] He admits that it won't and properly owns up to his actions for the first time - which is just what Buffy needed to happen (they didn't need his blood for the ritual, but ''tears of remorse''). At the end of the episode, he concludes that while he's probably going to die in the upcoming fight, and that's probably what he deserves, it won't change anything. [[spoiler:When he makes it to the end of the series alive, he's more surprised than anyone else.]]
-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with in Andrew's case: when it looks like Buffy will have to sacrifice him to stop the First Evil's current plan, he starts babbling about it being his 'redemption at last'. She tells him to stop [[ThisIsReality acting like he's living in a story]], and asks him if him dying will [[spoiler:make make up for him killing Jonathan.]] Jonathan. He admits that it won't and properly owns up to his actions for the first time - which is just what Buffy needed to happen (they didn't need his blood for the ritual, but ''tears of remorse''). At the end of the episode, he concludes that while he's probably going to die in the upcoming fight, and that's probably what he deserves, it won't change anything. [[spoiler:When When he makes it to the end of the series alive, he's more surprised than anyone else.]]
-->"Here'selse.
->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
-->"Here's
->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
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Directed by Creator/MaritaGrabiak
Written by Creator/JaneEspenson, Creator/RebeccaKirshner, & Creator/DrewZGreenberg
Written by Creator/JaneEspenson, Creator/RebeccaKirshner, & Creator/DrewZGreenberg
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* CreatorsInJoke: When the Scoobies pressure Andrew for useful information about the evil Seal of Danzalthar, Andrew tries to squirm out of it by asking instead for a "cool, refreshing Zima." Buffy replies, "No Zima!" and Spike says, "Shut your face about the Zima, just talk." Jane Espensen had some years before created the name "Zima" for the adult beverage while working for a marketing firm.
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* CreatorsInJoke: CreatorInJoke: When the Scoobies pressure Andrew for useful information about the evil Seal of Danzalthar, Andrew tries to squirm out of it by asking instead for a "cool, refreshing Zima." Buffy replies, "No Zima!" and Spike says, "Shut your face about the Zima, just talk." Jane Espensen Creator/JaneEspenson had some years before created the name "Zima" for the adult beverage while working for a marketing firm.
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* CreatorsInJoke: When the Scoobies pressure Andrew for useful information about the evil Seal of Danzalthar, Andrew tries to squirm out of it by asking instead for a "cool, refreshing Zima." Buffy replies, "No Zima!" and Spike says, "Shut your face about the Zima, just talk." Jane Espensen had some years before created the name "Zima" for the adult beverage while working for a marketing firm.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The episode was an experiment to see how the audience would respond to a show centered around Andrew, since the series was ending and they were trying to find a character upon whom they could build another SpinOff show. Andrew never got said spin-off, though he did appear in the final season of ''Series/{{Angel}}''.
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* AbsenteeActor: No Giles this week.
* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: It turns out that everyone hates them instead.
* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: It turns out that everyone hates them instead.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Anya complains about Andrew hogging the toilet for half an hour. When she discovers he's making a documentary she says, "[[BrutalHonesty Why can't you just masturbate like the rest of us?]]"
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* BigNo / MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andrew claimed he said these after killing Jonathan.
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* BigNo / MyGodWhatHaveIDone: BigNo: Parodied when Andrew claimed is trying to convince Buffy—and himself—that his murder of Jonathan was actually accidental, or he said these after killing Jonathan.was possessed both his imagine spots end with an over-the-top BigNo.
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* BrickJoke: The piglet from "Sleeper" runs past Buffy and Wood while they're checking out the basement.
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* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
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** The Cheese Man from "Restless" appears for some blink-and-you-miss-it frames in Andrew/Jonathan's dream montage.
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** The Cheese Man from "Restless" "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless Restless]]" appears for some blink-and-you-miss-it frames in Andrew/Jonathan's dream montage.
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* CatchTheConscienceCatchTheConscience: Buffy threatens Andrew with the dagger in order to get Andrew to feel remorse for his killing of Jonathan.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Anya complains about Andrew hogging the toilet for half an hour. When she discovers he's making a documentary she says, "[[BrutalHonesty Why can't you just masturbate like the rest of us?]]"
* ADayInTheLimelight: Andrew
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* {{Defictionalisation}}: You've seen the episode, [[http://www.redbubble.com/people/tomtrager/works/9885121-slayer-of-the-vampyres?body_color=red&p=t-shirt&print_location=front&ref=shop_grid&style=mens now buy]] the FunTShirt!
* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Andrew lights up a pipe for his Series/MasterpieceTheatre introduction. [[OfCourseISmoke Then starts coughing.]]
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* DocumentaryEpisode: The episode makes Andrew's pre-existing inclination to fantasizing plot-relevant and use it for hilarious deconstruction of the other regulars at the same time.
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* DocumentaryEpisode: The episode makes Andrew's pre-existing inclination to fantasizing plot-relevant and ''and'' use it for hilarious deconstruction of the other regulars at the same time.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Andrew asks if Buffy would have spilled his blood if the tears didn't work. Buffy doesn't answer.
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* GreekChorus: Albeit a one-man version.
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* GotMeDoingIt: When Buffy fills Wood in on how Sunnydale High works in...
-->'''Buffy:''' It's like all the hellmouth's energy is trying to escape in that one little spot, and it's getting all...
-->'''Wood:''' Focusy?
-->'''Buffy:''' Careful. You're starting to speak like me now.
* GreekChorus:Albeit Andrew fills this role. However, like most tropes in the show's later days, it was pretty ruthlessly deconstructed: Andrew realized he was putting a one-man version.rhetorical spin on death and suffering for the sake of his own vanity (he's talking to a camcorder throughout the episode).
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-->'''Wood:''' Focusy?
-->'''Buffy:''' Careful. You're starting to speak like me now.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Explicitly mentioned and averted; Buffy forces Andrew to admit that being killed won't make up for his murder of Jonathan. In his final scene-to-camera, Andrew assumes that he won't survive the GrandFinale, but that's just him being realistic.
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* PhantasySpelling: Parodied: "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyrs". Andrew actually pronounces "Vampyr" slightly differently to make the point, putting the stress on the second syllable rather than the first.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath:Explicitly mentioned and averted; Played with in Andrew's case: when it looks like Buffy forces Andrew will have to admit that sacrifice him to stop the First Evil's current plan, he starts babbling about it being killed his 'redemption at last'. She tells him to stop [[ThisIsReality acting like he's living in a story]], and asks him if him dying will [[spoiler:make up for him killing Jonathan.]] He admits that it won't make and properly owns up to his actions for the first time - which is just what Buffy needed to happen (they didn't need his murder blood for the ritual, but ''tears of Jonathan. In his final scene-to-camera, Andrew assumes remorse''). At the end of the episode, he concludes that he won't survive while he's probably going to die in the GrandFinale, but upcoming fight, and that's just him being realistic.probably what he deserves, it won't change anything. [[spoiler:When he makes it to the end of the series alive, he's more surprised than anyone else.]]
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* SelfServingMemory: When Andrew tries to justify killing Jonathan, we see various flashbacks which differ wildly each time. This prompts Buffy to point out indignantly that he has just completely changed his story.
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* SelfServingMemory: When Andrew tries to justify killing Jonathan, we see various flashbacks which differ wildly each time. as he changes his version of events. This prompts Buffy to point out indignantly that he has just completely changed his story.
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* TitleDrop[=/=]PhantasySpelling: TitleDrop: "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyrs". Andrew [[AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle actually pronounces "Vampyr" slightly differently]] to make the point, putting the stress on the second syllable rather than the first.
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* CallBack to the plot from "Out of Mind, Out of Sight": Buffy catches an unnoticed girl in the middle of turning invisible, and manages to stop it.
** Amanda and Kennedy discuss how if they don't save the world, nothing else matters. They seem to have forgotten [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel's]] second part of the quote.
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* CallBack to CallBack:
** To the plot from"Out "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Out of Mind, Out of Sight": Sight]]": Buffy catches an unnoticed girl in the middle of turning invisible, and manages to stop it.
** Amanda and Kennedy discuss how if they don't save the world, nothing else matters. They seem to have forgotten[[Series/{{Angel}} Angel's]] Series/{{Angel}}'s second part of the quote.
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Andrew documents life for the Slayer and her friends. Meanwhile, Buffy needs to find out how to close the Seal of Danzalthar before it turns Sunnydale High into a war zone.
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Andrew documents life for the imagines that he is situated in an old library with a roaring fire, dressed in a smoking jacket and holding a pipe, describing his own version of "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyrs". Instead, he's taking refuge in the bathroom talking to a video camera, and his dramatic narrative is cut short when Anya knocks on the bathroom door. He tries to explain his actions, and Anya reminds him of Buffy's irritated reaction the previous night, when he had followed her on patrol. He explains his desire to make a record of the events leading up to the apocalypse, in case humans survive, so that they will know what Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, allies did.
Later, Andrew talks to the video camera and uses his big white board to illustrate and explain the array of evil forces in Sunnydale. He continues to interview the residents of the house, starting with the Potential Slayers. He introduces a romanticized version of everyone to the camera, a fantasy in which Buffyneeds seductively pours cereal, Spike appears without a shirt, and Anya eats from a bunch of grapes. Buffy reiterates her irritation with Andrew's behavior. As she describes her vision of vampire armies to her friends, Andrew sneaks away to continues his narrative, describing an idyllic scene of himself as leader of the Trio. As Buffy continues to talk, Andrew observes Willow and Kennedy and recounts his encounter with Dark Willow. Altering the past, Andrew imagines himself standing up to Dark Willow and deflecting her power while Jonathan meekly hides behind him.
Buffy arrives at the school to findout how to close two boys fighting, a shy girl turning invisible because nobody notices her, and various other disturbances. Buffy finds Principal Wood, who has just been injured by a thrown rock. As she bandages his head, they discuss the bizarre (yet familiar) chaos dominating the school. She explains her suspicions that the activation of the Seal of Danzalthar is behind the morning's chaos. They investigate the newly-uncovered seal in the school basement. As Robin gets close to the seal, he is infused with evil. In a demonic voice, he berates Buffy for her involvement with Spike. The connection is broken when Buffy pulls him away from the seal, leaving Robin with no memory of the possession.
Meanwhile, at the Summers' home, Andrew films Dawn, then praises Xander's expert repairs to the windows (ignoring Willow and Kennedy, who are kissing in the living room). He re-interviews Xander and Anya, prying into their feelings about their ruined wedding. Afterward, the two to talk to each other about what happened and what feelings still exist between them. In the basement, Spike tells Andrew and his camera to get lost; Andrew interrupts with a lighting correction, and Spike (performing for the camera) enthusiastically repeats his verbal assault. Upstairs, Xander and Anya discuss their love for each other; they are recorded by a hidden camera, which Andrew reviews later. When Buffy and Robin arrive, they inform Andrew that he is going to help them deal with the Seal (which, at this point, is surrounded by five possessed students and glowing with light).
The gang drills Andrew for information about the seal and tries to force out his memories with a special charm. He remembers an event from Mexico, where he had fled with Jonathan the year before. In his memory, he and Jonathan suddenly wake from the same nightmare, both haunted by their evil pasts. After Jonathan leaves the room, the First appears to Andrew in Warren's form, questioning his progress in obtaining the knife necessary to sacrifice Jonathan. In the present, Willow asks Andrew where that knife is now (Buffy's silverware drawer). The knife is engraved with a language that is tied to the seal, and Willow begins to research.
Buffy tells Andrew that she believes that he can help her quiet the Seal. They leave for the school, accompanied by Spike and Robin. They arrive to find that the school is being destroyed by ongoing student riots. Andrew tries to film their walk through the halls, but they are attacked by several strong students. Buffy and Andrew make their way to the basement while Spike and Robin guard the stairway entrance. As they walk, Andrew tells Buffy about what happened when he killed Jonathan. In this version, however, he refuses to do the deed when goaded by the First in the form of Warren, and when Jonathan sees the knife he attacks Andrew who accidental stabs him, followed by Andrew dramatically screaming for his fallen friend. When Buffy mentions Wood's earlier possession, Andrew instantly changes his story so that he stabbed Jonathan while under the seal's thrall. They enter the basement room carefully and find five students standing around the seal, their eyes freshly cut and sealed (like Harbingers of Death). In the Summers' basement, Xander and Anya revel in the aftermath of having sex again beforeit turns Sunnydale High talking about moving on with their lives (a conversation that fades into an awkward silence).
At the school, Spike and Robin are attacked by more students. Spike inadvertently confirms his role in the murder of Robin's mother, and Robin makes awar zone.
failed attempt to stake Spike; in the chaos of the fight, his actions go unnoticed. Buffy battles the new Bringers while Andrew records the scene with his camera. Once she has killed the Bringers, Buffy pulls out the knife and advances on Andrew, revealing that they must spill his blood to quiet the Seal, since he was the one who initially activated it. Buffy describes the bitter prospects for their future, and chastises his constant attempts to avoid taking responsibility for his actions. Andrew, frightened to tears, admits how he willingly murdered Jonathan despite knowing deep down that he wasn't really dealing with Warren, and how he is sorry. He tells Buffy that he deserves whatever happens to him. Buffy leans Andrew over the Seal so that his tears fall on its surface. The Seal closes and becomes quiet. Buffy reveals to Andrew that tears, not blood, were necessary to close the seal; she had no plans to kill him. The students around the school are released, and the violence stops.
Later, a sad Andrew talks to the camera in the bathroom again, confessing that he probably will die, and that he deserves to. He shuts the camera off.
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Later, Andrew talks to the video camera and uses his big white board to illustrate and explain the array of evil forces in Sunnydale. He continues to interview the residents of the house, starting with the Potential Slayers. He introduces a romanticized version of everyone to the camera, a fantasy in which Buffy
Buffy arrives at the school to find
Meanwhile, at the Summers' home, Andrew films Dawn, then praises Xander's expert repairs to the windows (ignoring Willow and Kennedy, who are kissing in the living room). He re-interviews Xander and Anya, prying into their feelings about their ruined wedding. Afterward, the two to talk to each other about what happened and what feelings still exist between them. In the basement, Spike tells Andrew and his camera to get lost; Andrew interrupts with a lighting correction, and Spike (performing for the camera) enthusiastically repeats his verbal assault. Upstairs, Xander and Anya discuss their love for each other; they are recorded by a hidden camera, which Andrew reviews later. When Buffy and Robin arrive, they inform Andrew that he is going to help them deal with the Seal (which, at this point, is surrounded by five possessed students and glowing with light).
The gang drills Andrew for information about the seal and tries to force out his memories with a special charm. He remembers an event from Mexico, where he had fled with Jonathan the year before. In his memory, he and Jonathan suddenly wake from the same nightmare, both haunted by their evil pasts. After Jonathan leaves the room, the First appears to Andrew in Warren's form, questioning his progress in obtaining the knife necessary to sacrifice Jonathan. In the present, Willow asks Andrew where that knife is now (Buffy's silverware drawer). The knife is engraved with a language that is tied to the seal, and Willow begins to research.
Buffy tells Andrew that she believes that he can help her quiet the Seal. They leave for the school, accompanied by Spike and Robin. They arrive to find that the school is being destroyed by ongoing student riots. Andrew tries to film their walk through the halls, but they are attacked by several strong students. Buffy and Andrew make their way to the basement while Spike and Robin guard the stairway entrance. As they walk, Andrew tells Buffy about what happened when he killed Jonathan. In this version, however, he refuses to do the deed when goaded by the First in the form of Warren, and when Jonathan sees the knife he attacks Andrew who accidental stabs him, followed by Andrew dramatically screaming for his fallen friend. When Buffy mentions Wood's earlier possession, Andrew instantly changes his story so that he stabbed Jonathan while under the seal's thrall. They enter the basement room carefully and find five students standing around the seal, their eyes freshly cut and sealed (like Harbingers of Death). In the Summers' basement, Xander and Anya revel in the aftermath of having sex again before
At the school, Spike and Robin are attacked by more students. Spike inadvertently confirms his role in the murder of Robin's mother, and Robin makes a
Later, a sad Andrew talks to the camera in the bathroom again, confessing that he probably will die, and that he deserves to. He shuts the camera off.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Hello there, gentle viewers.
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This was the last appearance for both Jonathan and Warren.
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* BlankWhiteEyes / EvilSoundsDeep: Wood while influenced by the Seal of Danzalthar. Andrew in fake story about killing Jonathan under the seal's influence as well.
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* BlankWhiteEyes / EvilSoundsDeep: Wood while influenced by the Seal of Danzalthar. Andrew in his fake story about killing Jonathan under the seal's influence as well.
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** Amanda and Kennedy discuss how if they don't save the world, nothing else matters. They seem to have forgotten [[Series/{{Angel}} Angel's]] second part of the quote.
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->''Hello there, gentle viewers.''
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-->--'''Anya Jenkins'''
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* DeathEqualsRedemption: Explicitly mentioned and averted; Buffy forces Andrew to admit that being killed won't make up for his murder of Jonathan. However in his final scene-to-camera, Andrew assumes that he won't survive the GrandFinale for this reason.
-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Averted for now, but Andrew still thinks he deserves death and assumes he'll die in the final battle against the First.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Averted for now, but Explicitly mentioned and averted; Buffy forces Andrew still thinks he deserves death and to admit that being killed won't make up for his murder of Jonathan. In his final scene-to-camera, Andrew assumes he'll die in that he won't survive the final battle against GrandFinale, but that's just him being realistic.
-->"Here's theFirst.thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
-->"Here's the
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* EyeScream: Sunnydale High students blind themselves to become Bringers.
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* EyeScream: Four Sunnydale High students blind themselves to become Bringers.
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* BlankWhiteEyes / EvilSoundsDeep: Wood possessed by the Seal of Danzalthar.
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* BlankWhiteEyes / EvilSoundsDeep: Wood possessed while influenced by the Seal of Danzalthar.Danzalthar. Andrew in fake story about killing Jonathan under the seal's influence as well.
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-->'''Andrew:''' It was cold last night, and the wind was [[AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle crew-ell]], but the Slayer had a job to do."
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-->'''Andrew:''' It was cold last night, and the wind was [[AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle crew-ell]], but the Slayer had a job to do."
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* LongSpeechTeaTime: Andrew ducks out of the room when Buffy starts going into another soliloquy, noting that they can go on for some time. A few minutes later he looks to see if Buffy has finished -- she's still going on and even Willow is trying to hide a yawn.
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* RousingSpeech: Spoofed -- Andrew ducks out of the room when Buffy starts going into another soliloquy, noting that they can go on for some time. A few minutes later he looks to see if Buffy has finished -- she's still going on and even Willow is trying to hide a yawn.
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* YourHeadAsplode: The Hellmouth is making metaphors become literal truths; this includes a student whose head literally explodes from stress, [[GoryDiscretionShot splattering against the window of Principal Wood's office]].
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* YourHeadAsplode: The Hellmouth is making metaphors become literal truths; this includes a student whose head literally explodes from stress, [[GoryDiscretionShot splattering against the window of Principal Wood's office]].office]].
->''[[TheStinger We are as goooooooooooooooooods!]]''
->''[[TheStinger We are as goooooooooooooooooods!]]''
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Actually that\'s a Plot Point.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Wood trying to kill Spike -- a more planned attempt on his unlife will occur in "Lies My Parents Told Me".
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* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Andrew lights up a pipe for his Series/MasterpieceTheatre introduction. [[FailedAttemptAtDrama Then starts coughing.]]
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* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Andrew lights up a pipe for his Series/MasterpieceTheatre introduction. [[FailedAttemptAtDrama [[OfCourseISmoke Then starts coughing.]]
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-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [[[CutToBlack Turns the camera off]]].
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-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm..." ({{Beat}}) [[[CutToBlack Turns [Turns the camera off]]].off].
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-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm... ({{Beat}}) [Turns the camera off].
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-->"Here's the thing. I killed my best friend. There's a big fight coming, and I don't know what's going to happen. I don't even think I'm going to live through it. That's, uh... ({{Beat}}) Probably the way it should be. I guess I'm... " ({{Beat}}) [Turns [[[CutToBlack Turns the camera off].off]]].
